New billing codes announced for emergency use, expanded access treatments

Nov 30, 2020 - 04:26 PM
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Effective Feb. 1, physicians and other health care providers and suppliers should use new National Uniform Billing Committee condition codes on claims for COVID-19 and other treatments authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use or expanded access, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.

The new condition codes are 91 for EUA services and 90 for services with expanded access approval.

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